M17 Contemporary Art Centre Rethinking By Dmytro Aranchii Architects

The main thing in redesigning M17 CAC is the change of it's shell, the skin of the building. It was important to give a new visual representation to a well known brand and to connect it to traditions of Ukrainian avant-garde.

NAME: M17 CAC
WORK NAME: ANT3
LOCATION: 102-104 Antonovycha str., Kyiv, 03150, Ukraine
AREA: Facade appx. 700 m2
DATE: 2018
PROGRAMME: Rethinking of Contemporary Art Centre
PHOTO: Alik Usik, Serhii Nikiforov
AWARDS:
STATUS: Implemented

ARCHITECTURE: Dmytro Aranchii Architects
PROJECT TEAM: Dmytro Aranchii, Aliona Bondar, Mariia Aranchii, Bohdan Hadzhylov


The newly created shell of M17 is based on a combination of museum minimalism with modern methods of computational design. Consequently, the basis of the formation of the pattern is laid in 45-degree-rotated square, which is a reference to the existing and recognizable windows of the building and to the Ukrainian Suprematist artist Kazimir Malevich, who was born close to the CAC recent location, studied painting at the art school of Murashka at the Pymonenko studio and taught at the Kyiv Art Institute. . Only the square scale varies on the facade pattern, allowing pixelated representation of the identity and other graphic geometry.
The perforated galvanized panels of the facade are highlighted at night and make the image of the building look perfect.